Improved bridle-bit



PATENT OFFICE.-

SAMUEL M. KING, 0F LANOASTE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVED BRIDLE-BIT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,762, dated July31,1866.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. KING, of the city of Lancaster, county ofLancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Bridle-Bits; and I do hereby declare the following to bean exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a partof this specification.

Figure l is a View of the bit. Fig. 2 shows how the headstall and reinsare to be attached.

The nature of my invention consists in an extension of the mouth-pieceof a snafde-bit, on the outer ends having an aperture and grooved rollerfor a round rein to work in, for the purpose of drawing the bit upwardagainst the top of the mouth of the horse, and prevent his holding thebit between his teeth, at the same time easy on the horses mouth, yetenabling the rider to manage and control him 7 with the greatest ofease.

A represents the mouth-piece of a snafdei bit; B, the rings to which theheadstall and the riding-reins are attached. D are the eX- tended ends,having a slot with a grooved roller, E, and an aperture, J, throughwhich a round rein operates, the one end of the round rein beingattached to the cheek part of the headstall, then passed through theaparture J and the other end held in the riders hand,i or to rest on thehorses neck, to be used only when necessary to check the horse, the reinoperating against the roller E.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

'Ihe extended ends D, constructed with grooved rollers E and roundaperture J, as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

SAML. M. KING.

Witnesses:

CHAs. R. FRAILEY, D. M. SHARP.

